Junior Information Analyst Apprentice

Salary: National Minimum wage for age
Location: Maidstone, Kent
Contract: 12/18 months

About the Role

We have an exciting opportunity for an Apprentice to join our Information & Analytics team, working on data-led projects and dashboards. Our team works with all departments across the Council to help them shape their data into meaningful outputs and useable information. We provide support to the Council by organising key performance indicators, as well as providing research for data to support critical decisions.

You will be working in a busy team who put data at heart of what we do. You will be learning how to analyse data, display data to help the reader understand it, as well as research to ensure we have the most up to date data available to us. It is a fast-paced department where we often must adapt to higher priority workload interrupting our project work. We are a central team that supports the organisation to achieve its strategic priorities, which is challenging but rewarding.

You will be supported through your training and undertake a qualification throughout the time you are with us. We work in a culture where sharing information helps us learn, so there will be plenty of support for you throughout your journey.

About Maidstone Borough Council

Maidstone Borough Council is a confident organisation with ambition and aspirations to deliver high quality services to our residents and local businesses. We strive to make the borough an attractive place for all and secure a successful economy. We continue to build on our strengths - assets, knowledge and expertise and our track record for innovation and improvement to create a financially sustainable future so that we can continue with our undiminished plans.

We will only achieve the results we are aiming for through the talents and hard work of all our people. You are encouraged to become part of our vision and in return you can expect support, training, and fair reward from us. We will give you the opportunity to develop the skills to do your job well and create a positive working environment where your ideas about improving how we do things are valued and we manage the changes needed for new ways of working well.

At Maidstone Borough Council we recognise the importance of flexible working and the benefits this can bring to both our staff and the Council. We know that by offering employees a range of flexible working opportunities we can positively impact their wellbeing and engagement, and drive productivity in return. As such we have developed a highly flexible hybrid working policy, alongside our flexi time and flexible working policies, enabling staff to shape their working patterns around building a greater work life balance.

Our Offer:

A range of benefits including:
• Highly flexible hybrid working opportunities
• 7am to 7pm flexi time to suit personal circumstances for most roles
• Generous holiday entitlement which increases after 5 years LG service plus bank holidays with the option to buy additional leave.
• Additional 3 days leave given to enable a close down of the offices between Christmas and New year.
• Free parking
• Range of flexible working opportunities to accommodate people’s home/work life balance including compressed hours, 9-day fortnight, part time.
• Invitations to staff events to celebrate success and support wellbeing that include holistic therapies and outdoor activities
• Employee Assistance Programme which provides confidential & independent information and access to counsellors
• Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) with valuable life cover and financial protection for your family.
• Life Assurance – three times your annual salary (for members of the LGPS)
• Season Ticket Loan - to help with the cost of your rail/ bus journey, to & from work
• Lease car salary sacrifice scheme allowing you to lease a brand-new car. The monthly fee includes insurance, servicing and road tax.
• Annual flu vaccine
• Cycle to work scheme
• Staff benefits discounts on leisure, eating out, holidays and shopping
• Excellent learning and career opportunities for committed individuals
• A professional fee payment, if required for the role

About You:

You will be a qualified to A’level (or equivalent) standard in Maths, or able to demonstrate experience of similar work.
You will have an understanding of the importance of data and presenting data in different ways.
You will have a commitment to your training and personal development.
Additionally, you will have excellent skills in all Microsoft products.

Selection Process:

Following the submission of your application form, it will be reviewed by the recruiting manager. Those that are successful in securing an interview can expect job specific interview assessment, followed by an interview.

Maidstone Borough Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all employee and volunteers to share this commitment.

If you would like to discuss this position, please contact Carly Benville, Information and Analytics Manager on 01622 602295 or by emailing using the apply button.